Merry-go-round



O. J. WATTS MERRY-Go-ROUND Jan. 6, 1931.

Original Filed Jan. 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Jan. 6, 1931. o. J. wATTs Re. 17,921

MERRY-GO-ROUND Original Filed Jan. 25, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 fs f5 Reissued Jan. 6, 1931 l Ikew `OSCAR J. WATTS, OF KENSINGTON, KANSAS MERRY-GO-ROUND Original No. 1,755,940, dated April 22, 1930, Serial No. 249,392,'1ed January 25, 1928. Application for reissue filed September 25, 1930. Serial No. 484,446.

This invention relates to a merry-go-round cal plane indicated by the linej-5 of F igespecially adapted for use at playgrounds, ure 2. school yards and the like, and has forone The merry-go-round comprises a center of its objects to provide a device of this post 1 which is hollow and cylindrical and 5 character which shall be adapted to seat a has its lower end poi'tion'liXed in a concrete 55,

comparatively large number of children, base 2 embedded in the ground. A hollow which shall be adapted to be operated by the bearing boxing 3 for a vertical spindle l children seated thereon andwhich shall be is supported within the upper end portion adapted to be operated without danger to the of the post 1 by an annular flange 5, which 1c children seated thereon and to those standing' extends outwardly from the upper end of 60 within the vicinity of the same. the boxing and rests upon the upper .end

A further object of the invention is to of the post. The upper end wall 6 of theprovide a merry-go-round of the character boxing 3 is provided at its axial center with stated which shall be simple and practically an opening 7 for the reception of the spinindestructible and which shall be adapted die The spindle rests at its lower end 65 to be manufactured and sold at a comparaupon ant-friction bearing members 8 which tively low cost. are mounted iii a recess 9 formed in the A still further object of the invention is upper side of the lower end wall 10 of the to provide la merry-go-round which shall emboxing 3. The boxing 3 is larger diametribody a center post, endless seats surrounding cally than the spindle 4 to adapt it to contain 70 the post, a seat supporting frame, and means a lubricant for the spindle and anti-friction for supporting the frame on the post for bearing members 8. The spindle 4 extends rotation upon the same with the least possible above the boxing 3, and its upper end porfriction, tion 11 isV reduced and screw-threaded.

A still further object of the invention is A collar 12 is rotatably supported on the 75 the provision of a bearing for the upper postl by an annular shoulder 13. The collar portion of the rotatable member that is leak- 12 is located at or near the horizontal center proof to hold a lubricant, and providing a of the posti, and the shoulder 13 may be cover plate for the boxing carried by a formed integrally with or made separately spindle, rotatable in the boxing, said plate and secured to the post. The collar 12 is pr'o- S0 having means to secure the upper portion 0f videdwith radially extending coupling memtlic f Oiltable member IBIGO bers r14tof substantially serni-cylindrical llth the f0eg011g-and other Oblects 111 formation. A cap plate 15 rests upon the VleW-the nature 0f Whlch V111 appeal' as the spindle 4, and it is secured to the spindle by l` deSCTlPOn Poeds: the H Wen-t10n COnSlStS avniit 16. ntermediate of the cap plate 15 in the construction, combination and arand thE tOp Wan 6 of the hollow boxing 3 lallgemellt of .parts hel'elllalltel fully de' is a plate 15a, forming a wear plate for cap Sclllllecl 5ml Clalmel. and lllllsllatel lll the plate 15, said plate 15a being alsovsecured to 40 accolllpllllylllg (llllwlllgs .lllelelll tl the reduced portion 11 by the nut 16. Plates mrllngvlew lll Sl ell eva lon O le 15 and 15a in addition to providing a bearing Figue 2 is a tOP Plan view of the merry.. lol, lle rotatable. member: heremafte" le' Q 0 1, O-un d scribed, also provides an effectual covei D or L' Figure 3 is a sectional View taken on the y lll? Opelllllfl lll the @Op Wlll l to plllvent lm' Vertical Plan ndicatd by the line 3 3 pair-ment oL the lubricant in the boxing from 95 of Figure 1 rain 'water or other causes. Gap plate 15 is Figure l is a sectional view taken on the PlQVldQd jm lts 10 We1` Sll Wlth a fece/SS 17 Vertical piane indicated by the Knegt- 4 0i which is larger diainetrically than and re- Figure 2, and ceives the upper end portion of the post 1.

Figure 5 is a similar View taken on a verti- The cap plate 15 is provided with downwardly and outwardly extending coupling members 18 of semi-cylindrical formation.

Arms 19 extend radially from the sleeve 1:2 and they are secured to the coupling members 14 by .bolts 20. Braces 21 extend from the coupling members 18 to the upper sides of the arms 19. The braces 21 are secured at their upper ends to the coupling members 18 by bolts 22. The lower ends of thebraces 21 are horizontally disposed as shown at 23- and are secured tothe arms 19 by bolts 24. Vertical bars or standards 25 connect and are secured to the arms 1 9 and to the braces 21 by bolts 26. A standard 25 is provided for each pair of the arms 19 and braces 21. The standards 25-reinforcethe arms 19 and braces 21 and they extend above the braces to adapt them to support a hand bar andback rest :27.

i The hand bar and baci; rest QTis of annular of the standards 25 by bolts 28'. The standformation, and it is secured to the outersides ards 25 also reinforce the connections between the arms 19 and braces 21.

rIhe arms 19 extend outwardly beyond the lower ends `of the braces 21, and Asecuredto and between the `outer ends thereof are boards:

29y which constitute the seats of the device.

The seat boards 29 are secured to the arms v19 by plates which are secured to the upper and lower sides of the seat boards by bolts 3l and whichl contact'withthe upper and lower sides of the arms.

In practice,A the children loccupying the seats 29 mayrest against. and hold on to the bar 27 and operate the device with their feet.

Asv the seat 29' is continuous and surrounds the post 1, there is no danger of the children on the seats or those standing near thefdevice being injured. All parts of the device, with the exception of the base 2 and the seats 29, are made from metal. The arms 19, braces 21, standards 25 and hand bar and back rest 27 are hollow, and these parts may be securedtogether and the arms and braces may .be secured to the coupling members 14 and 18.v by rivets instead of bolts or by any other suitable means. The plates 30 may also be secured in place by rivets or any other suitare within the scope of the invention as claimed.

What is claimed is 1. A merry-go-round comprising a post, a sleeve and a cap rotatably mounted on the post, arms secured to and extendingv outwardly from the sleeve, braces connecting the cap and the arms, standards connecting the arms and braces, seat boards secured to the arms, and anv annular'member secured to the standards 'f "2. In amerry-go-round, a. post, a hollow its bottom wall' with a recess and in its top wall with an opening, anti-friction bearings mounted in the recess, a spindle resting upon the bea-rings ,and passing upwardly through the opening, al Acap secured tothe spindle,.and` 'coupling members on the cap for securing' braces thereto. y i

3. In .a merry go-round,y a. tubular post, a` hollow,boxingV recessed into the upper end portion of the'Y post having a bottom` wall providing a closure for said post said bOXng provided wth a. flange lresting upon. the up.- per end of the post, a spindle journaled in the boxing and supported bysaid bottom wall, a c a-p securedV tothe spindle, and couboxing carried by the post and provided in l Y plingmemloers,on` the cap for securing braces thereto. Y

4. `In a merr'yfgofround, a posta hollow boxing carried by the post and provided in its bottom with-a recess `and in its top wall with an opening, said boxingy being leali-- proof and adapted'to hold a lubricant, antifriction bearing members mounted in said. recess, aspindle resting upon said bearing members and extending through said open# ing, a capfsecuredv to the spindle, coupling members on the cap for securing bracest to, and abearing plate secured to vsaid spindle and arranged between the cap and boxing, saidplate providing a closure for said opening'to prevent impairment of the lubricant.

In testimony whereof I affixmy signature.

' OSCAR J. WATTS.

able means. The device requires little or no attention to maintain it in a high state of efficiency, the lubricant in the boxing 3 will last for several'years, and any wear in the y spindle 4, bearingl members 8 and 'boxing walls 6 Aand 10 may be compensated for by adjusting they nut 16.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying .drawings, the advantages of the construction will be readily apparent to thoseskilled in the 1 art to which the invention appertains. While I have described a device which I now consider to be the best embodiment of the invention, I desire to Vhave it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative, vand that such changes may be made when desired as iere- 

